Tyr-503 of β-galactosidase (Escherichia coli) plays an important role in degalactosylation

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-236

  Penner, Robert M ^a   Roth, Nathan J ^a   Rob, Beatrice ^a   Lay, Helga ^a   Huber, Reuben E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid catalysis; Mechanism; Tyrosine; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INHIBITION KINETICS; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033369358     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o99-042     Document Type: Article

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